Carole Enid Handler (December 23, 1935 – October 22, 2023)[1][2] was an American lawyer who specialized in intellectual property litigation in the areas of trademark, copyright and antitrust laws, particularly those related to entertainment and media industry.
Handler's discovery of that fact, and her interpretation of IP law during the court proceedings, caused the rights to revert to Marvel, which was bought by Avi Arad and Ike Perlmutter.
[9] Handler argues that the idea of Creative Commons, created by Stanford University professor Larry Lessig, is an "interesting compromise" - allowing for protection for copyrightable interests of the video itself while also acknowledging that the technology being used that causes the video to be accessed online modifies the licensing arrangement.
[10][11] Aside from Handler's experience in motion picture and entertainment licensing, and she has worked with IP issues dealing with energy,[12] pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Opdyke publicly acknowledged the promoter who she sued by thanking him in her book, “In My Hands” and agreed to give him a producer credit for the eventual "authorized" motion picture about her life story.